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Raoni Barcelos vs. Timur Valiev booked for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov card
It’ll be a battle of bantamweight prospects on June 26th.
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Two unranked but promising bantamweights are lined up for a showdown this summer.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Raoni Barcelos and Timur Valiev will fight each other at a UFC Fight Night card on June 26th. No location or venue has been announced as of yet.
Barcelos (16-1) has been phenomenal throughout his UFC tenure, but the combination of bantamweight’s depth and his lack of marquee opponents means the Brazilian is still outside the official top-15. His last bout was a Fight of the Night unanimous decision win over Khalid Taha back in November, improving his UFC record to 5-0. Bouts against Merab Dvalishvili and Raphael Assuncao fell through for different reasons, and even a short notice fight with Marcelo Rojo was nixed when Barcelos tested positive for coronavirus.